All explorers i have seen....
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All explorers i have seen....
ok i have to know for sure before i drop a ton of cash on tranny work. what is the cause of that wonderful leak on most exporers that (IT IS TRANNY FLUID) that drips down between bell housing and rear main seal? i am guessng here but i think it's either front tranny seal or some how the tranny is heating up and spilling out some unknown overflow tube? any ideas?
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On the older A4LD
Many have drilled out the fluid return hole to prevent pressure from building up. This seal is supposed to have almost no pressure on it. As the pump wears it leaks more. Even replacing the seal will sometimes not stop it leaking under high loads.
There is an overflow tube but you usually don't have a problem with this unless you get water in the fluid (radiator leak).
There is an overflow tube but you usually don't have a problem with this unless you get water in the fluid (radiator leak).
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ok so how much you all think i amy end up spending on a new front tranny seal? i dont know jack about trannys, i would be willing to do it myself but i am not sure what i would be undertaking here...i know drop the tranny, driveshaft etc... as far as inside the front of the tranny i would be quite lost. any help would be apprecated...
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it's been awhile since i've had to replace one (lucky me!) but i'm sure they're basically the same... pull that tranny, if automatic pull the torque converter out & you'll see the seal. if manual, pull the tranny & see the throw-out bearing & fork. pull the throw-out bearing (clips to the fork i think) & you'll see the seal. the hardest part by far is dropping the tranny & putting it back. hope this helps, if i'm wrong somebody put me in my place. :-)
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since i have auto trans i dont have to drop the tranny? i think i do to get the converter out right? then the front seal is rght there? difficult to change or is it like changing inner and outer seals on rotors or something? anything special i need to know?
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You can get a manual
at www.bulkpart.com for $16. A gasket rebuild kit is $27 which includes the front seal. At the time you do this, you ouht to replace the low/reverse servo seals with the improved design. Just four bolts. Your's is guaranteed to be bad. Basically you dig the old seal out. If you remove the pump, you will need a $100 alignment tool. The new seal gets staked in with double hits between the old ones. The new Microfelt filter for the 97+ transmission also fits this $10.
